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Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor

990 - 1039

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Conrad II (German: Konrad II, c. 989/990 – 4 June 1039), also known as Conrad the Elder and Conrad the Salic, was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 until his death in 1039. The first of a succession of four Salian emperors, who reigned for one century until 1125, Conrad ruled the kingdoms of Germany (from 1024), Italy (from 1026) and Burgundy (from 1033). The son of Franconian count Henry of Speyer (also Henry of Worms) and Adelaide of Metz of the Matfriding dynasty, that had ruled the Duchy of Lorraine from 959 until 972, Conrad inherited the titles of count of Speyer and Worms during childhood after his father had died around the year 990. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor has received more than 608,590 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor is the 646th most popular politician (up from 756th in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from Germany (up from 210th in 2019) and the 45th most popular German Politician.

Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor is most famous for being the first ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 646 out of 19,576. Before him are Robert Mugabe, Abd al-Rahman I, Gaiseric, Ehud Barak, Farouk of Egypt, and Archduke Franz Karl of Austria. After him are Ptolemy III Euergetes, Louis, Dauphin of France, Hassan Rouhani, Archduchess Gisela of Austria, Georgi Dimitrov, and Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 990, Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 2. Before him is Tughril. After him are Lady Godiva, Pope Nicholas II, Sancho III of Pamplona, Bi Sheng, Samuel Aba, Mieszko II Lambert, Jovan Vladimir, Gisela of Swabia, Stefan Vojislav, and Hilarion of Kiev. Among people deceased in 1039, Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 2. Before him is Ibn al-Haytham. After him are Cunigunde of Luxembourg, Dirk III, Count of Holland, Unsuri, Adalbero, Duke of Carinthia, Odo of Gascony, and Conrad II, Duke of Carinthia.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 171 out of 7,253. Before him are Johann Christian Bach (1735), Leopold Mozart (1719), Alois Alzheimer (1864), Friedrich Wöhler (1800), Georg Simmel (1858), and Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900). After him are Hans Holbein the Younger (1497), Philip Melanchthon (1497), Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (1361), Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714), Alexander Van der Bellen (1944), and Friedrich Fröbel (1782).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 45. Before him are Friedrich Ebert (1871), Agrippina the Younger (15), Franz von Papen (1879), Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795), Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926), and George II of Great Britain (1683). After him are Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (1361), Alexander Van der Bellen (1944), Olaf Scholz (1958), Rudolf Höss (1901), Frederick William II of Prussia (1744), and Christian I of Denmark (1426).

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